The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged concerned Nigerians and lovers of education to prevail on the Federal Government to implement the agreements it reached with the union in order to avert another round of industrial action. The union said its members were already tired of the alleged insincerity ...
Read More »Teacher Allegedly Impregnates, Absconds With 16-year-old Student
A man, Stanley Ejekwu has accused his daughter’s teacher of impregnating and eloping with her. Ejekwu told The PUNCH that his daughter who is an SS3 student in Life Abundant Primary/Secondary, Diobu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, ran away with her teacher because of the pregnancy. He alleged that ...
Read More »Tension As Armed robbers attack Ibadan Poly staff quarters
The Polytechnic of Ibadan has confirmed an attack by suspected armed robbers on the institution’s staff quarters in the early hours of Monday. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr Soladoye Adewole confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. ...
Read More »UPDATE: ASUU Accuses Federal Govt. Of Blackmail & Propaganda, Threatens Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the Federal Government of blackmail and propaganda. ASUU made the remark while accusing the Federal Government of reneging on plans to review the draft Renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement. In a statement titled, ‘Enough of blackmail’, and signed by its president, ...
Read More »Only those vaccinated against COVID-19 will serve from next year – NYSC
NYSC says from January 2022, only fully vaccinated Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) will be allowed to register and partake in the scheme. “From the next orientation in the year 2022, all incoming PCMs will show evidence of vaccination before they will be allowed into the camp for registration. “We want ...
Read More »Eziaku Esther, Emerges Winner of UBA Foundation’s NEC 2021
Eziaku Esther, Emerges Winner of UBA Foundation’s NEC 2021 UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Tuesday, held the Grand finale of its eleventh annual National Essay Competition (NEC) at the Tony Elumelu Amphitheatre at the UBA House, Marina Lagos, in a ceremony that was ...
Read More »Offa Poly Denies Lecturer’s allegation against rector, says he is a dismissed staff
The Federal Polytechnic Offa has described the allegation by a lecturer of the institution that the Rector, Dr Lateef Olatunji, impregnated his wife as a fraudulent fabrication. The school, in a statement by the Director, Information, Public Relations and Protocols, Olayinka Iroye, in it’s reaction to the divorce petition ...
Read More »Dowen College: Our Son Not Involved In Sylvester Oromoni’s Death – Late Senator Buruji Kashamu’s Family Reacts
The family of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu has denied the involvement of their son in the death of a 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni. Jnr. In a statement issued by one Mutairu Kashamu for the family on Sunday, the late Lawmaker’s family confirmed that ...
Read More »Certificate Forgery: Kaduna Govt Releases Names Of Sacked Teachers
Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led government of Kaduna State has released the names of the 233 primary school teachers sacked over certificate forgery. Naija News reported that the Kaduna government had announced the dismissal of the teachers for presenting fake certificates. Speaking with reporters in Kaduna on Thursday, Chairman of the ...
Read More »Lagos to investigate Dowen pupil’s death, commiserates with family
The Lagos State Ministry of Education has said it would unravel what led to the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a pupil of Dowen College, Lekki who died under allegedly controversial circumstances on Tuesday. This comes as the school closed today following the family’s claims that the boy died as ...
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